Delta Reports Operating Performance for December 2018
January 03 2019 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTA, Jan. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines
(NYSE: DAL) today reported operating performance for December 2018. The company carried a record 15.3
million customers in the month of December and an annual record 192
million passengers across its broad global network in
2018.
Monthly highlights include:
- Reaching 1 million new Delta SkyMiles Credit Card Members for
the second year a row and expanding new SkyMiles Members by a
record number in one year
- Winning the Glassdoor Employees' Choice Award for the fourth
consecutive year, based entirely on input provided by
employees
- Achieving a JUST Capital top 100 ranking for the second
consecutive year for top marks in performance on employee culture,
customers, product, communities and more
- Announcing a new international route between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Mexico City pending government approval, the
third newly announced international route from Minneapolis-St. Paul in 2018, and announcing
new nonstop service from Boston
for fall 2019 to include additional top business destinations of
Washington, D.C., Chicago, Newark,
N.J., and Cleveland
The company's operating performance is detailed in the table
below.
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in
products, services, innovation, reliability and customer
experience. Powered by its 80,000 people around the world, Delta
continues to invest billions in its people, improving the air
travel experience and generating industry-leading shareholder
returns.
- Delta serves nearly 200 million people every year, taking
customers across its industry-leading global network to more than
300 destinations in over 50 countries.
- Headquartered in Atlanta,
Delta offers more than 5,000 daily departures and as many as 15,000
affiliated departures including the premier SkyTeam alliance, of
which Delta is a founding member.
- Through its innovative alliances with Aeromexico, Air
France-KLM, Alitalia, China Eastern,
GOL, Korean Air, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Australia and WestJet,
Delta is bringing more choice and competition to customers
worldwide.
- Delta operates significant hubs and key markets at airports in
Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los
Angeles, Mexico City,
Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK
and LaGuardia, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, São Paulo, Seattle, Seoul-Incheon and Tokyo-Narita.
- Delta has been recognized as a Fortune's top 50 Most Admired
Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for
the seventh time in eight years. Additionally, Delta has ranked
No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for an
unprecedented eight consecutive years and for 2018 was named one of
Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies Worldwide.
- As an employer, Delta has been regularly awarded top honors
from organizations like Glassdoor and recognized as a top workplace
for women and members of the military. Delta CEO Ed Bastian was named among the "World's Greatest
Leaders" by Fortune magazine in 2018.
- More about Delta can be found on the Delta News Hub as well as
delta.com, via @DeltaNewsHub on Twitter and
Facebook.com/delta.
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Monthly Traffic
Results
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Year to Date
Traffic Results
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Dec
2018
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Dec
2017
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Change
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Dec
2018
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Dec
2017
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Change
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RPMs
(000):
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Domestic
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11,374,061
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10,633,635
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7.0%
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141,551,321
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134,923,500
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4.9%
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International
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6,251,142
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6,094,189
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2.6%
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83,689,261
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82,788,882
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1.1%
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Latin
America
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1,775,576
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1,713,087
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3.6%
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20,057,698
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20,409,722
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(1.7%)
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Atlantic
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2,801,143
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2,706,570
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3.5%
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43,269,787
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41,639,454
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3.9%
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Pacific
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1,674,423
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1,674,532
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(0.0%)
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20,361,776
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20,739,706
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(1.8%)
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Total
System
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17,625,203
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16,727,824
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5.4%
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225,240,582
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217,712,382
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3.5%
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ASMs
(000):
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Domestic
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13,501,971
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12,650,910
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6.7%
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165,590,219
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157,420,248
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5.2%
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International
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7,437,410
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7,217,154
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3.1%
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97,775,209
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96,905,202
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0.9%
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Latin
America
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2,096,734
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2,028,230
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3.4%
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23,410,200
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23,535,805
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(0.5%)
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Atlantic
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3,389,414
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3,269,977
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3.7%
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50,739,034
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49,394,639
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2.7%
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Pacific
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1,951,261
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1,918,947
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1.7%
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23,625,976
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23,974,758
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(1.5%)
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Total
System
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20,939,381
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19,868,064
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5.4%
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263,365,428
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254,325,450
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3.6%
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Load
Factor:
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Domestic
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84.2%
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84.1%
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0.1 Pts
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85.5%
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85.7%
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(0.2)
Pts
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International
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84.0%
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84.4%
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(0.4)
Pts
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85.6%
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85.4%
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0.2 Pts
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Latin
America
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84.7%
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84.5%
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0.2 Pts
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85.7%
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86.7%
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(1.0)
Pts
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Atlantic
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82.6%
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82.8%
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(0.2)
Pts
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85.3%
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84.3%
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1.0 Pts
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Pacific
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85.8%
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87.3%
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(1.5)
Pts
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86.2%
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86.5%
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(0.3)
Pts
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Total
System
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84.2%
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84.2%
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0.0 Pts
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85.5%
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85.6%
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(0.1)
Pts
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Mainline
Completion Factor
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99.94
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97.35
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2.59 Pts
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Mainline On-time
Performance
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89.1
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83.5
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5.7 Pts
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(preliminary DOT A14)
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Passengers
Boarded
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15,262,876
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14,373,041
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6.2%
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192,465,271
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186,382,771
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3.3%
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Cargo Ton Miles
(000):
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161,336
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174,922
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(7.8%)
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2,168,543
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2,148,278
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0.9%
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